Race: Dwarf
Class: Smith
Role: Speaker of Malachite Forges
Affiliation: Malachite Forges, Dwarves Union
Location: Malachite (Town)
“If there is heavy duty work to be done, we’ve got the equipment.”
| Status | Alive — deteriorating |
| Condition | Oripathy Stage 3–4 |
| Base | Copper Ward, Malachite |
Description
Dwargon is an elderly dwarf with an orange beard and hair, smithing clothes, and a hammer always close at hand. Parts of his skin have turned completely black from advanced oripathy. Despite this, he continues working at his forge in Copper Ward — a large originium crystal sits on display beside his workstation, its forms refined into a spike, a d12, and a sphere.
Motivations
- Find a worthy successor to inherit his forge and secret smithing techniques before his condition takes him
- Protect Malachite Forges’ reputation amid growing public fear about originium and the crystalline disease
- Quietly investigate the true dangers of originium without causing panic or political damage to the forges
Role in the Campaign
Dwargon serves as an early quest giver in Malachite, asking the party to investigate the goblin camp to the north and question farmer Robert on the western outskirts. He is one of the few people on Terra openly living with advanced oripathy, making him a living reminder of what the disease actually looks like up close.
He is aware that Chrysalis Labs has been keeping research findings close to their chest, and he distrusts the rumors swirling around the city — but he also can’t afford to ignore them.
Relationships
- Martin Fallward — Current High Priest of Boldrei; Dwargon has a relationship with the church through years of community ties
- Morlock Fallward — Retired High Priest, one of the few in Malachite capable of high-level restoration magic; a potential last resort for Dwargon’s condition
- Elis Kulf — Speaker of Chrysalis Labs; uneasy collaboration over the originium smelting breakthrough
- Grothor Morain — Speaker of Dragon Logistics; fellow Oligarchy figure, more trusted than the labs
Notes
- His oripathy is visibly advanced — the party can see it the moment they meet him
- His “secret techniques” for originium-enhanced smelting are a potential plot thread: who inherits them, and could they be dangerous?
- Chrysalis Labs achieved a breakthrough in ore processing with Dwargon’s help — the nature of that collaboration is worth exploring
- He may be aware that mining tremors have stirred something below Malachite but is staying quiet about it